UrPhrend Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Hi, One day, I was watching a movie online and all of a sudden my computer froze and then I waited for several minutes and then it crashed by itself. I turned it back on and it wont boot up. There is no Windows logo or any log on the screen. All it is, is the Dell logo and an F2 and F12 select options. After that it is a dark screen and it wont load up. I'm not sure what is going on. Can anyone tell me what I can do myself to solve this problem? I have had this computer for a while so there is no warranty. It is a Dell Inspirion Mini 10. It has Windows XP SP3. I have all the setup CDs. Can someone tell me how to reboot the computer or something. Thanks so much in advance. Please forgive me if I posted in the wrong section. Regards UrPhrend (Mike) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Yeah, this should probably go to the Hardware section, go to Boot Options and Boot in Safe Mode. Welcome! Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhawk Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 If Safe Mode doesn't work (F8 before the XP splash screen) I would recommend you download and burn a copy of Hiren's Tools. Hirens is a bootable CD with an option called Mini XP that provides a workable Windows environment (similar to BartPE). From Mini XP you should be able to access your hard drive files and more importantly run "chkdsk.exe c: /f" to fix any file system errors. Richard S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrPhrend Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 Yeah, this should probably go to the Hardware section, go to Boot Options and Boot in Safe Mode. Welcome! How can I do this? can you please give me step by step instructions? Thanks If Safe Mode doesn't work (F8 before the XP splash screen) I would recommend you download and burn a copy of Hiren's Tools. Hirens is a bootable CD with an option called Mini XP that provides a workable Windows environment (similar to BartPE). From Mini XP you should be able to access your hard drive files and more importantly run "chkdsk.exe c: /f" to fix any file system errors. Richard S. Where can I download Hirens tools from? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 There is a link in this post. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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